A redshifted codon-optimized firefly luciferase is a sensitive reporter for bioluminescence imaging

Photochemical and Photobiological Sciences

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 52-56

  Caysa, Henrike ^a   Jacob, Roland ^b   Müther, Nadine ^c   Branchini, Bruce ^d   Messerle, Martin ^c   Söling, Ariane ^e  

^a MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITY HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

^b MAX PLANCK RESEARCH UNIT FOR ENZYMOLOGY OF PROTEIN FOLDING   (Germany)

^c HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

^d Department of Chemistry   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LUCIFERASE;

ARTICLE; BIOLUMINESCENCE; CODON; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FIREFLY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VIVO STUDY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

MAMMALIA; MUS;

EID: 58149354373     PISSN: 1474905X     EISSN: 14749092     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/b814566k     Document Type: Article

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